house-broken
Britishadjective
Example Sentences
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He’s so fully house-broken the door on his cage doesn’t even need to be closed, let alone locked.
From Time • May 11, 2015
These I visited persistently, until my powder was perfected and had been proved efficacious for the capture of any ordinary house-broken phantom.
From Humorous Ghost Stories by Scarborough, Dorothy
They are not house-broken to their new capital, that is all, and that will come in time.
From Germany and the Germans From an American Point of View by Collier, Price
A newspaper advertisement describing a certain dog which was offered for sale says "He is thoroughly house-broken, will eat anything, is very fond of children."
From Word Study and English Grammar A Primer of Information about Words, Their Relations and Their Uses by Hamilton, Frederick W. (Frederick William)
That little Cardross girl is playing the devil with the callow hereabout," Wayward said; "Malcourt, house-broken, runs to heel with the rest.
From The Firing Line by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)
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